Eugène Carrière
Eugène Anatole Carrière (16 January 1849 – 27 March 1906) was a French Symbolist artist of the Fin de siècle period. His paintings are best known for their brown monochrome palette. He was a close friend of the sculptor Rodin and his work influenced Picasso. Some see traces of Carrière's monochrome style in Picasso's Blue Period.
Eugène Carrière | |
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 Self-portrait (c. 1893), oil on canvas Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
| Born | 16 January 1849 |
| Died | 27 March 1906 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting, Lithography |
| Movement | Symbolism |
Biography
He was born at Gournay-sur-Marne (Seine-Saint-Denis). He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and later under Cabanel. During the Franco-Prussian War he passed some time as a prisoner in Dresden, where the art of Rubens made a lasting impression on him, as may be seen in the glowing colors of his early paintings. About 1890 he adopted the gray, misty-color scheme with contrasts of light and shadow, so characteristic of his art, but which no other artist has been able to imitate without affectation.[1]
His themes usually are scenes of his domestic life, and he repeatedly introduced the likeness of his wife in his paintings. The first of these, The Young Mother (1879), is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen. It was followed by, The Sick Child (Montargis), The First Communion (Toulon), and the highly praised 1887 portrait of the sculptor Louis-Henri Devillez.[2]
Carrière was one of the leaders in the secessionist movement, which led to the founding of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. At the Société, Carrière exhibited, among other works, Sleep (1890), the celebrated portrait of Paul Verlaine (1891, Luxembourg), Maternity (1892, Luxembourg), Christ on the Cross (1897), and Madame Menard-Dorian (1906).[1]
Carrière played an influential role as an art teacher at Académie de La Palette.
He also modeled a monument to Verlaine in the style of Rodin.
Several of his works may be found at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and in National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade.
Selected paintings
Woman Leaning on a Table, 1893
Femme regardant, National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires
Girl with her Hair Down, The Thiel Gallery in Stockholm
Mlle Marguerite Carrière Singing, The Thiel Gallery in Stockholm
References
- Bantens, Robert (1989). Eugene Carriere: The Symbol of Creation. New York: Kent Fine Art.
- Louis-Henri Devillez in his Studio, by Eugène Carrière, 1887, tumblr.com
Further reading
- Séailles, Gabriel (1901). Eugéne Carrière, l'homme et l'artiste: Compositions et croquis de E. Carriére gravés par Mathie. Paris: Pelletan.
- Geffroy, Gustave (1901). L'oeuvre de E. Carrière (The Works of E. Carrière). Paris: H. Piazza.
- Morice, Charles (1906). Eugéne Carrière: L'homme et sa pensée; l'artiste et son œuvre; essai de nomenclature des oeuvres principales. Paris: Société du Mercure de France.
- Faure, Elie (1908). Eugéne Carrière, peintre et lithographe. Paris: H. Floury.
- Musée d'Orsay; Kokuritsu Seiyo Bijutsukan (National Museum of Western Art) (2006). Auguste Rodin; Eugène Carrière. Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 978-2-08-011626-0.
- Agnès, Lauvinerie; Eduardo Leal de la Gala (2006). Moi, Eugène Carrière. Paris.
See also
External links
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- Eugène Carrière at the Museum of Modern Art
- Eugène Carrière: Symbols of Creations Exhibition at Kent Fine Art, New York
- Musée Virtuel Eugène Carrière
- Hollis, Richard. "Ghostly realist", The Guardian, August 26, 2006
- Paintings at Beauty and Ruin
- Paintings at Artcyclopedia
- Eugène Carrière at Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut
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